Friday, 20 November 2015

Thanksgiving is coming. It's next Thursday. Learn a bit more about it. Here you are a video on "Pumpkin Pie", the traditional Thanksgiving dessert. Watch it and answer the questions on the worksheet. The answer key is on the second page. Don't cheat!

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

You told me you liked cartoons. I hope you like this site, it's for children but I think you can find it useful, especially if you like singing.Me dijísteis que os gustaban los dibujos animados. Espero que os guste esta página, es para niños pero creo que puede ser útil, especialmente si os gusta cantar.
To revise vocabulary and pronunciation you can use this site (beginner or elementary sections). The listening exercises can still be difficult but you can read the transcription.Para revisar vocabulario y pronunciación podéis usar esta página (los de nivel beginner o elementary). Los ejercicos de listening pueden ser difíciles todavía, pero podéis leer la transcripción.
A very easy listening with personal information. You can find more similar exercises here.

IntroductionsPronunciación. Hay un cuadro con los símbolos fonéticos. Pincha el sonido, escucha y repite.Pronunciation. There is a chart with the phonetic symbols. Click on the sound, listen and repeat.
I have just come across this site which can help you to revise what we do in class.Acabo de encontrar esta página que puede ayudaros a revisar lo que hacemos en clase.
This is the worksheet of the song "Words" by The Christians.Esta es la copia de la canción "Words" de The Christians.

Tuesday, 17 November 2015

We learnt about the present perfect and the past simple in Básico 2. You can use these posts to revise a bit: Post 1 and post 2

Here you are two extra exercises (exercise 1, exercise 2). If you use contractions, remember to use the apostrophe (the same key as ? -> en la misma tecla que la interrogación, al lado del 0).
Below the exercise you have a list of common mistakes and the reason why these senteences are incorrect.Exercise 3Exercise 4

Use this presentation to make monologues. The questions will guide you to organize your speech.
For example: Slide 2. "I have sung in public several times./ I have never sung in public because I'm very shy and I sing really badly so I get embarrassed easily".

Friday, 6 November 2015

Grammar can be boring but it is more fun if you learn while you play. Try these games. Some of the sentences may be difficult because of the vocabulary or the tenses, sorry.La gramática puede ser aburrida pero es más divertida si se aprende jugando. Probad estos juegos. Algunas frases pueden ser difíciles por el vocabulario o los tiempos verbales, lo siento.Lots of spelling games. Choose the vocabulary you want to learn.Muchos juegos de ortografía. Escoged el vocabulario que queráis aprender.

You can start practising for the oral exam. I hope these tips help you.On this site there are many conversation questions that you can use to prepare your monologue.
For each topic choose 3 or 4 questions and use them to organise your speech.

And this is some extra writing practice adapted from OpenMind (Ed. Macmillan).

I've just come across a nice website to improve your English. Have a look at englishpond.com. The speaking section is good: there are categories with useful expressions and you can listen to them. Pause the recording and repeat.

Thursday, 26 February 2015

Watch this video. You can listen and read the subtitles aloud (en voz alta). Imitate the pronunciation.

You can also use this (American English). Start in Unit 9, looking for a job. Start in minute 2.Podéis usar también este. Empezad en la unidad 9, en el minuto 2.
These are some of the words in the video:type: escribir a máquina,iron: planchar,wash clothes: lavar la ropa,wash dishes: fregar.

Use this link to revise can / can't. You can do exercises 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12. I think that's enough.

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

Some of you seemed to be very interested in knowing how to call the parts of the body in English.
If you download it and click on the words you'll hear their pronunciation.
There is a problem with the phonetic transcriptions. If you see numbers and letters, download this file and paste it in the folder called "Fonts" or "Fuentes". (descargad el archivo y ponedlo en la carpeta de fuentes, suele estar en configuración / panel de control).

You can downloadthis presentation to practise vocabulary about the family.Podéis descargar esta presentación para practicar el vocabulario de la familia.

If you prefer you can do it with the Simpsons. Watch the video and write down the answers. Use "his / her / their" and a family word as in the example.Si preferís, podéis hacerlo con los Simpson. Ved el vídeo y anotad las respuestas. Usad "his/her/their" y un parentesco como en el ejemplo.